[wozza]

hi chaps and chapeses,

what is the easyest spices of branching SPS to keep?
here is what i have avaible to me
Fishmans Frags, quality UK propagated SPS

my system is:
35gal
Moded Red Sea Prizm Skimmer
150w giesemann pendent
Reactor running carbon and PhosGuard
15 kgs of live rock
2 clowns
1 corals beauty
Many snails
Derasa Clam
BTA
feather dusters
star polyps


what do you think?
cheers james

[charlie]

If it was me, I would go with the digitata. JMHO

[Poseidon]

Like Charlie said, the Digitata is an easy one, so are the Milliapora, in my experience. Just make sure to keep the Ca and Alk levels good and both will grow very well for you.

[wozza]

cool cool, what about placement of the corals?
my tank is only about 30cm deep will i be able to place them anyware or will thay have to be high up on the rock work?

cheers james

[charlie]

30 cm = ?????????
Sorry, I am totally ignorant on conversions.

You should be able to place the digitata just about anywhere in my experience. In my experience, some millepora can be alot touchier than others as far as placement goes. I usually place corals on the bottom to stsrt with for acclimation purposes, then slowly move them up in the tank. HTH

[Poseidon]

Charlie 30cm is about 1 foot, so placement anywhere in the tank for the monti should be just fine. The Milli should be 15-20cm below the surface. Of course each coral will have its own sweet spot, light is not the only factor, flow also plays a huge role!

[Ninong]

Originally Posted by charlie

30 cm = ?????????
Sorry, I am totally ignorant on conversions.

2.54cm = 1", so 30cm would be slightly less than 12" (11.811").

OMG! Did you see how much they're asking for a single Mexican turbo snail (Turbo fluctuosus) on that website? £4.99 ($9.78).

[Poseidon]

I was to lazy to look up the exact conversion.... But I was close!

George did you see they also offer, (or have offered) these guys:

Photo from Fishmans Frags


I wonder how well those do in an AQUARIUM!?

Wozza, sorry for taking your thread off track...

[charlie]

Originally Posted by Ninong

2.54cm = 1", so 30cm would be slightly less than 12" (11.811").

OMG! Did you see how much they're asking for a single Mexican turbo snail (Turbo fluctuosus) on that website? £4.99 ($9.78).

Thanx for the clarification guys! George, that is how much the LFS around here charges for turbos. I figure that has to be one heck of a snail for that price. I think if they are gonna charge that much for a snail, maybe the snail itself should be able to use my glass cleaner too.

[wozza]

Wozza, sorry for taking your thread off track...

no worries

placement anywhere in the tank for the monti should be just fine. The Milli should be 15-20cm below the surface. Of course each coral will have its own sweet spot, light is not the only factor, flow also plays a huge role!

i know they like high flow but is it like pointing a MJ600 at them flow or what?

Thanx for the clarification guys! George, that is how much the LFS around here charges for turbos. I figure that has to be one heck of a snail for that price. I think if they are gonna charge that much for a snail, maybe the snail itself should be able to use my glass cleaner too.

i know its alot!! but my local LFS sels them for about £2 = aprox $4 so i dont need to get um from there.

but yeah for that price they should use the glass cleaner to

[Poseidon]

Originally Posted by wozza

i know they like high flow but is it like pointing a MJ600 at them flow or what?

No, but having one pointed near them, or bouncing the flow off the glass to them will work just fine.

Honestly the digitata I have in my tank grows EVERYWHERE I put it, so I wouldn't worry to much about placement of that piece. I would say the Milli would be more picky to flow then the Monti is.

My digitata is VERY brittle though, so be careful if you have to move it around...

[wozza]

exelent guys thanks for all the advice, in the new year when i start to buy some SPS ill post a pic of them all.

cheers james